The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 14, 1931
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
8:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 104
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.6° / 169.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.67° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.26° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.